Familiar spirit and Ghoul

Familiar spirit

Familiar spirit noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.
Usage example: asked the spiritualist to summon the familiar spirit of her late mother for some matrimonial guidance
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Synonyms for Familiar spirit

Ghoul and familiar spirit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ghoul" instead a noun phrase "Familiar spirit".

Ghoul

Ghoul noun - An evil spirit.
Usage example: in Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey's hooves for feet
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Synonyms for Ghoul

Familiar spirit and ghoul are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Familiar spirit" instead a noun "Ghoul".

Nearby Word: ghoulish
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